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  Lanham, Henderson
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NameHenderson Lanham
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Rome, Georgia , United States
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Born September 14, 1888
DiedNovember 10, 1957 (69 years)
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Infoborn in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., September 14, 1888; attended the public schools of Rome, Ga., and the Piedmont Institute at Rockmart, Ga.; was graduated from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1910, from the law department of the same university in 1911, and from the Harvard University Graduate School in 1912; was admitted to the bar in 1911 and commenced practice in Rome, Ga.; chairman of the board of education of Rome, Ga., in 1918 and 1919; member of the State house of representatives 1929-1933 and 1937-1940; solicitor general of Rome judicial circuit 1941-1946; elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1947, until his death due to a train collision with his automobile at a crossing in Rome, Ga., November 10, 1957; interment in Myrtle Hill Cemetery.


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  11/06/1956 GA District 7 Won 99.73% (+99.46%)
  09/12/1956 GA District 07 - D Primary Won 82.67% (+65.34%)
  11/02/1954 GA District 7 Won 100.00% (+99.99%)
  11/04/1952 GA District 7 Won 99.89% (+99.78%)
  11/07/1950 GA District 7 Won 100.00% (+99.99%)
  11/02/1948 GA District 7 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/1946 GA District 7 Won 99.96% (+99.92%)
  07/17/1946 GA District 7 - D Primary Won 48.74% (-2.52%)
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